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Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143770, 19 April 1912, Page 2

Tho Wellington office reports that the Ulimaroa, Moana, Victoria, Athenic, and Maheno will probahly be within wireless range to-night. Tho Now Plymouth Harbour Board to-day decided to place on record its heartfelt sympathy with the sufferers through tho great loss of life caused by the wreck of the e.s. Titanic.

On Thursday, at the sitting, of the Magistrate’s Court at Inglewood, Mr. W. G. Kenrick, S.M., presiding, Robert Ritchie was proceeded against by the Agricultural Department under the Noxious Weeds Act for failing to clear tho ragwort and blackberry on land in his occupation. The defendant was fined £2 and costs 7s, tho Magistrate remarking that he would not entertain the excuse that the defendant was only a temporary occupier and that he must consider himself very lucky to get off with so small a fine.

A peculiar accident occurred on tho Hutt road, near Wellington. Two lorries, when on their way homo, pulled up and sent to Petono for 'ighte. Whilst they were in this position a motor car containing two ladies and two men, coming from Lower Hutt, dashed into the foremost lorry. The car was smashed up, the occupants thrown to the ground, and one of the ladies was badly cut about the head. The other occupants of tho car suffered injuries of a minor nature. A taq-spraying machine owned by the Napier Borough Council was tested a few days ago. The tar-sprinkler is much the same as the ordinary tar-boiler, the only apparent difference being that the tar is forced on to the roadway by means of hot air. The sprinkler covers about five feet of roadway, and attached to the Straker waggon it distributed the tar evenly and economically on the surface of the road. This was covered by washed gravel, and the work was carried out a great deal more expeditiously than under the old system.

Some curious letters reach the Department of Labour from people who contemplate settling in New Zealand. The following from North Dakota a an instance: —“I am much interested in warmer climate country which some fruit also grows as I was born in such country, and here is so cold that uo fruit grows at all, and I am almost sick of the climate, stomach out of order on account of the hard alkilic waters. So I wish you would, send me some books so I might find out about your country, the soil also the climate your homestead, law. I will be much thankful to you for it, for I want to move to warmer country not to very wild country, but good for general farming and ranching where there is some white people already. Is there any wild people to bother farmers or ranchers, and have you got good mar-kets-for product out there?” Another correspondent, from London, wants to know what wages are paid here to a photographer’s assistant. In a postscript he says:—“ls there a demand for bakers?” Another correspondent is inquiring about taking up 200 acres of land on which to start a sawmill. A woman wrote as to her chances of establishing a dressmaking business, preferably at New Plymouth. She was told there would bo no difficulty, as a prosperous business in that town had just been closed. —Lyttelton Times.

The Melbourne advises the arrival of the following fresh lines of household goods. Warm, heavy herringbone sheeting, 72-in wide. Is yd; threequarter white colonial blankets 16s 9d pair, extra large doubie-bed all-wool blankets 27s 6d pair, large brown towels Is each, splendid white table damask Is 5d vd, Horrockses’ white flannelettes, Bd, 9d, and lOd yd, striped flannelettes 6d, Bd, and lOd; splendid values.*

An idea of the bountiful prolusion made for the Territorials at their camp is given by the fact that one hungry corporal is reported to have eaten no less than thirteen sausages at the first meal on Wednesday night, to say nothing of about half a loaf of new bread. During the course of the cricket match between the Borough Council and the Taranaki County Council on the Sports Ground on Thursday both teams left the field of play for a few minutes as a mark of respect to the late Mrs. Cliff, whose funeral took place during tho afternoon.

His Worship tho Mayor forwarded the following telegram to the Minister of Railways this morning:' —Parents of Territorials in camp at Hawera desire opportunity visiting camp, can you authorise special excursion rates for Monday or Tuesday next? Believe this will assist remove all objection to Territorial scheme.

At tho conclusion of the cricket match between tho Borough Council and the Taranaki County Council on Thursday, the Mayor, Mr. G. W. Browne, issued a challenge to the County Councillors, to play them a cribbage tournament on the King’s birthday, June 3, the stake to be a dinner at the expense of the losers. Mr. J. L. Paton, High Master of Manchester Grammar School, stated at Rochdale last month that of the boys who left school every year one and a half millions did not attend evening classes. This was a great economic and intellectual waste, hut was nothing to the moral waste. What was wanted was an army of helpers interested in boys to look after their needs and train them.

Since the merging of Vogeltown, Fr.inkleigh Park, and Westown into tho borough tho county ranger has been taken off the roads in these districts and the result has been that a large number of horses and cattle have been, allowed to graze about the side roads. Inspector Tippens will in future regularly visit these districts and any cattle found on the roads after the beginning of next week will be impounded.

At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society on Thursday, a member remarked that in the eighteen years during which he had shot over Taranaki, he had never been asked for his license. The chairman said that he considered that it was the duty of every sportsman to ask men whom he met shooting whether they held licenses. By acting thus they would be doing a lot of good for the society, and if a few convictions could be secured, it would put an end to a great , deal of the unauthorised shooting which was going on.

He was such a bashful young man that Millicent began to feel it was time to givo him a. little assistance. So one evening when they sat alone in the parlour she opened up tho subject thoroughly. “Isn’t it funny,” she remarked; “the length of a man’s arm is exactly the circumference of a lady’s waist.” Here was a chance, surely. Even the slowest of mortals would seize it. “H<Sw very strange,” lisped tho bashful one. “If wo had a piece of string we could measure it and see.” Millicent has now changed her lover. People born on February 29 are commiserated or congratulated on having only one birthday in four years. But there is a little boy who will probably never, have any birthdays, because he ■was born on February 30. His birth took place while the Siberia was crossing the 180th meridian during a voyage from Yokohama to San. Francisco on the last day of February, 1904. There a ray had to he intercalated 1 to make the number of sunsets and sunrises actually experienced agree with the calendar. So the new passenger could never have another birthday unless ho happened to bo in the right place at the right time. It is curious (says a woman writer in the Daily Mail) that those at tho head of agencies for promoting the emigration of women should have failed, from the first, to understand that the enticing prospects of marriage with which they baited their arguments would inevitably appeal to tho fluffy, backboneless, not particularly modest woman who, so far from desiring to work on her own account, would book her passage to the Dominions in the hope and. expectation of finding a man to work for hor. Such women will hardly make the resourceful, industrious wives and mothers which, above all others, are needed in a new country.

In a chat with a Herald reporter today, Mr. T. Harlo Giles, Conciliation Commissioner, expressed the opinion that the majority of the workers in the Dominion, were loyal to the Conciliation and Arbitration Act. He forecasted that in all probability certain ammendments would be made in tho Conciliation Act, during the next session of Parliament, which would have the effect of making the working of the Act, more acceptable, both to the employers and employees. Tim experience, ho said, of the Commissioners during the past three years, would enable them many improvements, which would tend to a smoother working of the Act.

The guard had told the passenger very frankly that he was not a walking encyclopaedia, neither was he a general information bureau. The passenger sought information elsewhere, but he remarked that he would get even with the guard. That evening his opportunity came. ' The air was chilly as the train drew up at a sleepy country station. “Guard,” whispered the passenger, as that official passed his window, “would yon like to take a nip?” The guard glanced furtively up and down the platform, and, seeing that the coast was clear, approached tho carriage window. “I have no objection,” he said confidentially. “It’s very kind of you, sir.” “Right you are,” said the passenger, producing his railway ticket. “Take it out of that!”

A most successful church social promoted by the ladies of the Dorcas Society was held in St. Andrew’s Hall last evening. The hall, which had been tastefully decorated by the ladies, was crowded. The Rev. Mr. Rosevear© opened the proceedings with a short address. There was a splendid programme of music. A pianoforte solo by Miss Armstrong opened the musical part of the programme, and songs wore rendered by Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Cutler, Misses Leitch and Rea, and Messrs. M‘lsaac, and Walker. The recitations of Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Haslam, and Mies Taylor were greatly enjoyed. On the motion of Mr. N. K. MncDiarmid a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. F. von Lubbe for kindly lending the piano. A special feature of the social was a “silver tree,” upon which envelopes containing contributions from those present were hung. The am ount realised in this way amounted to i/li 3s 2d, which will go towards a piano fhind. During the evening supper was served, having been provided by ladies of the congregation. With the advent of colder nights, warm bedding claims the attention of capable housewives. Whit© and Sons are ready with a stock of blankets and quilts, at bed-rock prices. Every blanket wo stock is all wool colonial make, and may bo relied upon for yeans of ween**'